1886 in Belgium

none 1886 The following lists events that happened during 1886 in the Kingdom of Belgium. Incumbents Monarch: Leopold IILeopold II king of Belgium https://www.britannica.com/biography/Leopold-II-king-of-Belgium Encyclopedia Britannica 28 March 2019 en Prime Minister: Auguste Marie François Beernaert"In Memoriam", American Journal of International Law, 7 (1913), pp. 371-374. On Internet Archive. Events thumb|Soldiers fire on strikers in Roux, 10 April 1886 18–29 March – Series of strikes and disturbances in industrial areas of Wallonia 22 March – Law on copyright passed.Maurice Benoidt and Louis Descamps, Commentaire législatif de la Loi du 22 mars 1886 sur le droit d'auteur (Brussels, 1886) On Internet Archive 4 April – Henri-Charles Lambrecht consecrated coadjutor bishop of Ghent 10 April – Soldiers fire on strikers in Roux 23 May – Provincial elections 8 June – Partial legislative elections of 1886 8 July – Royal decree establishing Royal Flemish Academy of Language and Literature Publications Periodicals Het Belfort begins publication La Wallonie begins publication Bulletin du Musée royal d'histoire naturelle de Belgique, vol. 4.https://archive.org/details/bulletindumusero41886inst/page/n4 Bulletin du Musée royal d'histoire naturelle de Belgique; Medeelingen van het Koninklijk Natuurhistorisch Museeun van België 1882 Books Adolphe Burdo, Les Belges dans l'Afrique Centrale: De Zanzibar au lac Tanganika (P. Maes) Jean Stecher, Histoire de la Littérature néerlandaise en Belgique (Brussels, 1886) Émile Verhaeren, Les Moines Art and architecture thumb| Félicien Rops, The Beach in Heist thumb|Constantin Meunier, The Puddeler (1886) Paintings Félicien Rops, The Beach in Heist Théo van Rysselberghe, Portrait of Marguerite van Mons Sculptures Constantin Meunier, The Puddeler Births 4 February – René-Gabriel van den Hout, priest and editor (died 1969) 12 February – Maurice Bladel, writer (died 1968) 18 May – Marcel Wolfers, sculptor (died 1976) Deaths 9 February – Edmond Speelman (born 1819), Jesuit 30 March – Jean-Joseph Charlier (born 1794), revolutionary 5 July – Charles Baugniet (born 1814), artist 11 July – Jules Malou (born 1810), politician 6 August – Jean-François Abeloos (born 1819), sculptor References 1886 Category:1880s in Belgium Belgium Category:Years of the 19th century in Belgium Belgium